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Sidney Irving Smith

1843 – 1926

American zoologist

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Lived 1843 – 1926 (aged 83). Sidney Irving Smith was an American zoologist, entomologist, carcinologist and university teacher.

Sidney Irving Smith (February 18, 1843, in Norway, Maine – May 6, 1926, in New Haven, Connecticut) was an American zoologist.

Private life Sidney Smith was the son of Elliot Smith and Lavinia Barton. His brother in law was Addison Emery Verrill. Smith married Eugenia Pocahontas Barber in New Haven, Connecticut, on June 29, 1882.

Taxa named by Sidney Irving Smith include:

Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869 Cardisoma crassum S. I. Smith, 1870 Eumunida S. I. Smith, 1883 Eumunida picta S. I. Smith, 1883 Eunephrops S. I. Smith, 1885 Eunephrops bairdii S. I. Smith, 1885 Hepatella Smith in Verrill, 1869 Hyalella S. I. Smith, 1874 Macrobrachium ohione S. I. Smith, 1874 Neomysis americana (S. I. Smith, 1873) Orchestia agilis S. I. Smith, 1874 Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880 Uca pugnax (S. I. Smith, 1870) Xiphopenaeus hartii Smith, 1869 Acanthephyra brevirostris S. I. Smith, 1885 Admete nodosa Verrill & Smith, 1885 Ampithoe longimana S. I. Smith, 1873 Ampithoe valida S. I. Smith, 1873 Arctus americanus S. I. Smith, 1869 Argulus laticauda S. I. Smith, 1873 Argulus latus S. I. Smith, 1873 Argulus megalops S. I. Smith, 1873 Benthonectes filipes S. I. Smith, 1885 Benthonectes S. I. Smith, 1885 Beringius brychius (Verrill & Smith, 1885) Byblis serrata S. I. Smith, 1873 Bythocaris gracilis S. I. Smith, 1885 Bythocaris nana S. I. Smith, 1885 Colletes perforator Smith, 1869 Cymadusa compta (S. I. Smith, 1873) Dyspanopeus sayi (S. I. Smith, 1869) Elasmopus laevis S. I. Smith, 1873 Elasmopus levis (S. I. Smith, 1873) Ephyrina benedicti S. I. Smith, 1885 Ephyrina S. I. Smith, 1885 Eucratopsis Smith, 1869 Eurypanopeus depressus (S. I. Smith, 1869) Evibacus Smith, 1869 Evibacus princeps Smith, 1869 Gammarus annulatus S. I. Smith, 1873 Hadropenaeus modestus (S. I. Smith, 1885) Haliporus modestus (S. I. Smith, 1885) Haliporus robustus (S. I. Smith, 1885) Heterogenys microphthalma (S. I. Smith, 1885) Heteromysis formosa S. I. Smith, 1873 Heteromysis S. I. Smith, 1873 Hippolyte zostericola (S. I. Smith, 1873) Hyalopecten undatus (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1885) Hymenopenaeus modestus S. I. Smith, 1885 Hymenopenaeus robustus S. I. Smith, 1885 Melita nitida S. I. Smith, 1873 Metapenaeopsis goodei (S. I. Smith, 1885) Metapenaeus goodei (S. I. Smith, 1885) Munidopsis crassa S. I. Smith, 1885 Munidopsis similis S. I. Smith, 1885 Mysis stenolepis S. I. Smith, 1873 Neopanope sayi (S. I. Smith, 1869) Neopanope texana sayi (S. I. Smith, 1869) Palaemon ensiculus Smith, 1869 Panopeus hartii S. I. Smith, 1869 Panopeus harttii S. I. Smith, 1869 Panopeus obesus S. I. Smith, 1869 Panopeus sayi S. I. Smith, 1869 Panulirus echinatus Smith, 1869 Parapenaeus goodei S. I. Smith, 1885 Parapenaeus megalops Smith, 1885 Parapenaeus S. I. Smith, 1885 Penaeopsis goodei (S. I. Smith, 1885) Penaeopsis megalops (Smith, 1885) Pleoticus robustus (S. I. Smith, 1885) Pontonia margarita Smith, 1869 Rimapenaeus similis (S. I. Smith, 1885) Scyllarus americanus (S. I. Smith, 1869) Scyphacella arenicola S. I. Smith, 1873 Scyphacella S. I. Smith, 1873 Thyasira grandis Verrill & Smith, 1885 Thyasira plicata Verrill & Smith, 1885 Trachypenaeus similis (S. I. Smith, 1885) Xiphopenaeus Smith, 1869

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Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science, Sheffield Scientific School
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Yale University

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Sidney Irving Smith?

American zoologist (1843–1926)

When was Sidney Irving Smith born?

Sidney Irving Smith was born on 18 February 1843 in Norway.

When did Sidney Irving Smith die?

Sidney Irving Smith died on 17 May 1926 in New Haven.

What was Sidney Irving Smith's occupation?

Sidney Irving Smith was a zoologist, entomologist, carcinologist and university teacher.

What nationality was Sidney Irving Smith?

Sidney Irving Smith was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sidney Irving Smith

· Wikidata: Q3483326

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